Cigarette extinguisher



Jan. 18, 1938. D. F.\ NORTON CIGARE'I'TT-E EXTINGUI SHER med Feb. 18,1955 INVENTOR.

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ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 18, 1938 UNITE ST'E'E 3:1

CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHER Daniel F. Norton, Chicago, Ill.

Application February 18, 1935, Serial No. 6,996

2 Claims. (Cl. 13151) The object of this invention is the production ofoxygen which tends to pass around the outside of a cigaretteextinguisher that will put the fire of the cigarette, and thus chokingthe fire within out on agiven cigarette quickly, without crushing, tenseconds more or less. The lighted end of fumes, fire hazard and in asanitary way. This the inserted cigarette is usually disposed adjacentcigarette extinguisher may be fixed or attached to the upper end of theopening 5. The ashes thus 5 any ashtray, and it may be detachable or itmay fall through the opening directly into the tray be firmly fixed tothe tray. and do not accumulate in the lower portions of One form of theinvention is illustrated in the the tubes which would necessitateremoval of the accompanying drawing, in which: same from time to time.

Fig. 1 shows a view wherein there are two ex- I claim:

tinguishers mounted on an elevated base #2. 1. A device of the characterdescribed, com- Fig. 2 shows in side elevation the tube of an prising incombination, an ashtray and an exextinguisher with an opening therein toallow tinguisher mounted thereon, said extinguisher ashes to fallthrough into the tray. comprising an inclined tapering tube, having aAny number extinguishers may be set upon a constricted portion adaptedtoreceive and exif) given ashtray. They may be set up on an elevatedtinguish a lighted cigarette and provided in its base as shown in Fig.1, or afiixed to the bottom lower side wall beneath said constrictedportion of an ashtray Without an elevation. with an elongated openingthrough which ashes As shown in Fig. 1, #I shows the extinguishers; fromthe interior of the tube pass directly into #2 shows the base; #3 showsa screw with which the tray. 20 the fixture is fastened to an ashtray;#1 shows 2. A cigarette extinguisher comprising a tray,

tray #6 drawn up for mounting base #2; #4 an internally tapered tubecarried by and inclined shows the bell shaped or restricted openingwhich with respect to said tray, said tube being open receives thecigarette and #5 shows the opening at the upper end and provided with anopening 2 through which ashes fall through to the tray. in the lowerside thereof and having an internal Fig. 2 #I shows an extinguisher tubein a verdiameter adjacent the upper portion of said opentical position,the more clearly to illustrate the ing such that a lighted end of acigarette inopening #5 through which ashes fall into the serted throughsaid open end is engaged by the tray. walls of the tube adjacent theupper end of said The desired result of the invention is accomopening tosnufi the fire and enable the ashes to 30 plished by inserting thelit-end of the cigarette drop from said tube through said opening.downwardly into the tube until the upper end of the tube is closed,thereby cutting ofi the supply DANIEL F. NORTON.

